Hello Chicagoland!

Please welcome Kathleen Jacob as the new chapter coordinator and stay tuned for upcoming events! 

JOIN US

Want to join the Chicagoland Chapter? It’s easy! And you don’t have to live in Illinois — we have members from across North America. To join, either sign up for our e-newsletter (and read past issues), or email us to be added to our mailing list. The newsletter is open to non-EFA members as well.

SAVE THE DATE(S)

Future meeting dates and times:

• None scheduled for 2025.

Have a suggestion for a speaker or topic? Let us know!

Past Events:

2024

• AUG 28 | online | How to Actually Finish Your Entire To-Do List THIS WEEK, with Jennie Mustafa-Julock
• JUL | online | Make Selling Easy—Without Getting Sleazy, with Annie Ruggles
• JUL | online | Networking Meeting
• APR | online | Legal Issues for Writers / IL Freelance Worker Protection Act
• MAR | online | Burnout, Overwhelm & Sustainability for Long-Term Success
• MAR | in person | North Side Chicago meetup in Lincoln Park
• FEB | in person | North Side Chicago meetup in Lincoln Park
• FEB | online | Networking Meeting
• JAN | in person | North Side Chicago meetup in Lincoln Park
• JAN | online | All About Contracts

2023

• DEC | in person | North Side Chicago meetup
• NOV | online | Networking & Brainstorming Meeting
• NOV | in person | North Side Chicago meetup
• OCT | online | Podcasting 101 for Freelance Editors
• SEP | in person | North Side Chicago meetup
• SEP | online | Getting Editorial Work From Book Publishers
• SEP | booth | Printers Row Lit Fest
• AUG | in person | North Side Chicago meetup
• JUL | in person | North Side Chicago meetup
• JUL | online | Antisemitism in Fiction & Fantasy
• JUN | in person | North Side Chicago meetup
• MAY | in person | North Side and NW Suburbs meetups
• MAY | online | Networking & General Discussion
• APR | in person | North Side and West/South Sides meetups
• MAR | in person | North Side and NW Suburbs meetups
• MAR | online | Networking & General Discussion
• FEB | in person | North Side meetup
• FEB | online | Indexing as a Freelancer
• JAN | in person | North Side meetup
• JAN | online | All About Contracts

2022

• NOV | online | Networking & 2023 Brainstorming
• SEP | in person | Printers Row Lit Fest (booth)
• AUG | online | Pay Yourself First
• JUL | online | Networking & General Discussion
• JUN | in person | A Conversation With Carol Saller
• MAY | online | How to Write a Social Media Bio
• APR | online | Website Peer Review
• MAR | in person | Hemingway Museum Field Trip
• FEB | online | Working With First-Time Authors
• JAN | online | Trivia Night

2021

• NOV | online | Reframing the Way We Network
• OCT | online | Building Your Freelance Website
• SEP | in person | Printers Row Lit Fest (booth)
• AUG | online | Networking & General Discussion
• JUL | online | Networking & General Discussion
• JUN | online | PRO Act Update
• MAY | online | Red Flag Clients
• APR | online | Six Ps of LinkedIn Success
• MAR | online | Brainstorming Session
• FEB | online | Getting the Most From EFA Membership
• JAN | online | First Virtual Meeting: Welcome to EFA Chicagoland